1975
Birth
André 3000
André 3000, American musician (OutKast) was born
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Born on May 27
1849
Birth
"Blind" Tom Bethune
"Blind" Tom Bethune, pianist/composer was born
1975
Birth
André 3000
André 3000, American musician (OutKast) was born
1884
Birth
Bax Brod
Bax Brod, composer was born
1738
Birth
Bonaventura Furlanetto
Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer was born
1945
Birth
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn, Ottawa Canada, folk rock vocalist (Waterwalker) was born
1902
Birth
Celius Dougherty
Celius Dougherty, composer was born
1806
Birth
Charles-Joseph Tolbecque
Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer was born
1943
Birth
Cilla Black
Cilla Black, Liverpool England, rock vocalist (You're My World) was born
1891
Birth
Claude Adonai Champagne
Claude Adonai Champagne, composer was born
1939
Birth
Don Williams
Don Williams, Floydada Texas, country singer (I Believe in You) was born
1929
Birth
Donald Howard Keats
Donald Howard Keats, composer was born
1930
Birth
Eino Tamberg
Eino Tamberg, composer was born
1935
Birth
Elias Gistelinck
Elias Gistelinck, Flemish composer was born
1907
Birth
Felix de Nobel
Felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader was born
1908
Birth
Harold Rome
Harold Rome, composer (Fanny, Pins & Needles) was born
1822
Birth
Henry Wylde
Henry Wylde, composer was born
1914
Birth
Hugh Le Caine
Hugh Le Caine, composer was born
1909
Birth
Isador Goodman
Isador Goodman, composer was born
1972
Birth
Ivete Sangalo
Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian singer was born
1799
Birth
Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy
Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer was born
1975
Birth
Jadakiss
Jadakiss, American rapper (The Lox) was born
1932
Birth
Jeffrey Bernard
Jeffrey Bernard, singer was born
1939
Birth
Jerry Mercer
Jerry Mercer, rock drummer (April Wine Montreal Montreal) was born
1822
Birth
Josef Joachim Raff
Josef Joachim Raff, composer was born
1931
Birth
Kenny Price
Kenny Price, Florence Ky, country singer (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw) was born
1947
Birth
Liana Alexandra
Liana Alexandra, composer was born
1971
Birth
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, American singer (TLC) (d. 2002) was born
1888
Birth
Louis Durey
Louis Durey, composer was born
1879
Birth
Lucile Watson
Lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance) was born
1895
Birth
Marij Kogoj
Marij Kogoj, composer was born
1915
Birth
Mario del Monaco
Mario del Monaco, Italian opera singer (Verdi/Puccini) was born
1958
Birth
Neil Finn
Neil Finn, rocker (Split Enz-I Got You, Crowded House) was born
1946
Birth
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish musician (d. 2005) was born
1948
Birth
Pete Sears
Pete Sears, bassist (Jefferson Starship) was born
1942
Birth
Priscilla Anne McLean
Priscilla Anne McLean, composer was born
1935
Birth
Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis, Chic, pop jazz artist (Hang on Sloopy) was born
1921
Birth
Redd Stewart
Redd Stewart, Ashland City Tn, guitarist/pianist (Pee Wee King Show) was born
1940
Birth
Rene Koering
Rene Koering, composer was born
1966
Birth
Sean Kinney
Sean Kinney, US rock drummer (Alice in Chains-We Die Young) was born
1928
Birth
Thea Musgrave
Thea Musgrave, Barnton Midlothian Scot, composer (Mary Queen of Scots) was born
1931
Birth
Veroslav Neumann
Veroslav Neumann, composer was born
1932
Birth
[Herman] Junior Parker
[Herman] Junior Parker, Arkansas, blues vocalist/songwriter (Mystery Train) was born
1981
Birth
Özgür Çevik
Özgür Çevik, Turkish singer and actor was born
Died on May 27
1996
Death
Albert "Pud" Brown
Albert "Pud" Brown, clarinetist/saxophonist, dies at 79
1983
Death
Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk
Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer, dies at 67
1995
Death
C W Stubblefield
C W Stubblefield, music promoter, dies at 64
1878
Death
Carlo Marsili
Carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49
2020
Death
Federico García Vigil
Federico García Vigil died
2025
Death
Freddie Aguilar
Freddie Aguilar died
2011
Death
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron, American poet, musician and author (b. 1949)
1690
Death
Giovanni Legrenzi
Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63
1992
Death
Glen White
Glen White, dancer/actor (Graft, Camille), dies of AIDS at 42
2007
Death
Izumi Sakai
Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer (b. 1967)
1708
Death
Jacques Danican Philidor
Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51
1652
Death
Jacques Huyn
Jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39
1991
Death
Leopold Nowak
Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (b. 1904)
1968
Death
Little Willie John
Little Willie John, rocker, dies at 30
2003
Death
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio, Italian composer (b. 1925)
1988
Death
Melvin J "Cy" Oliver
Melvin J "Cy" Oliver, US jazz composer/orchestra leader, dies at 77
2021
Death
Nelson Sargento
Nelson Sargento died
1840
Death
Niccolo Paganini
Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57
1638
Death
Nicolas Forme
Nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71
2025
Death
Paul Dutton
Paul Dutton died
1994
Death
Red Rodney
Red Rodney, [Albino Red/The Red Arrow], bebop-trumpeter, dies at 66
1995
Death
Ulyses Simpson Kay
Ulyses Simpson Kay, composer, dies at 78
2021
Death
William Sydeman
William Sydeman died
Releases & milestones on May 27
2024
Event
Aespa
Aespa released the album 'Armageddon'
2022
Event
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer released the album 'Top Gun: Maverick'
2022
Event
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer released the album 'Top Gun: Maverick'
2026
Event
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue released the album 'Q140001388'
2022
Event
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga released the album 'Top Gun: Maverick'
2022
Event
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher released the album 'C'mon You Know'
2022
Event
Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe released the album 'Top Gun: Maverick'
2021
Event
Morgenshtern
Morgenshtern released the album 'Million Dollar: Business'
2022
Event
Tate McRae
Tate McRae released the album 'I Used to Think I Could Fly'
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